# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Tyson Foods
> OSHA SIR `2019032870` · 3/19/2019 · SHERMAN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Tyson Foods
- **Location:** 4700 Hwy 75 South, SHERMAN, TEXAS, 75090
- **NAICS:** 311999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was welding in a maintenance shop when the welder shocked him.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*